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European Commission concerned over WikiLeaks DDoS attacks

A European Union home affairs commissioner has expressed concern over the
distributed denial-of-service attacks launched against whistle-blowing site
WikiLeaks this week, stating that they provide a perfect example of why upcoming
legislation is needed to criminalise the tools which enable cyber attacks.

Cecilia Malmström told a press conference that the attacks also prove the
necessity of a 24-hour alert system for people to flag up attacks, according to
a report on
EUObserver.com.

"I note that the European Commission has proposed to criminalise the botnets,
viruses and [malware] which were apparently used to attack WikiLeaks,"Malmström
is reported as saying.

"The EC has no means to protect people from [state-sponsored attacks], but we
propose a centre for cyber crime to bolster expertise-sharing among member
states."

Malmström argued in a blog post
(Google
translation) earlier this week that the attack on WikiLeaks echo those
launched against Estonia and Lithuania in 2007.

"This time it was WikiLeaks. Next time, the target may be the Swedish stock
exchange, a nuclear plant or a sensitive patient record at a hospital," she
said.

Digital Agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes said that the proposals would mean
extending Enisa's mandate to 2017, and broadening its remit "to give it the
greater flexibility and capability required to address growing cyber threats".